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Development kit accelerates Amazon Alexa designs
A variant of the Synaptics AudioSmart 2-Mic Development Kit for Amazon AVS has been released by Arrow Electronics,SynapticsandNXP Semiconductors. It is supported by a commercially available NXP system-on-chip (SoC) application processor.
The big fish are swallowing up the smart cookies
We are always keen to champion startup companies within these pages. The innovation and technology they produce is helping to shape tomorrow’s world while they also drive job creation and the economy. However, they could be facing an uncertain future, as Joe Bush reports.
How can we stop smartphone counterfeiters?
When billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma wrote in an open letter earlier this year, 'We need to fight counterfeits the same way, we fight drunk driving', his sentiments reflected how bad the global counterfeiting trend has become. Mobile phones are one of the most trafficked goods in the electronics counterfeit market. According to a recent study by OECD, approximately one in five, that is about 19% of mobile handsets sold in the world, are count...
Finance sectors drive demand for critical messaging service
Global cloud communications provider, Infobip has said that it has been delivering four billion A2P SMS per month across India since the start of this year, 30% of all A2P traffic in the region. Infobip has seen the surge in demand for A2P SMS driven by adoption of the technology by businesses in the finance and retail sectors.
Is AI now advanced enough for us to regulate it?
The global search for education: what's your take on singularity and the threat to humanity? Millennial bloggers weigh in their thoughts.Singularity. It’s discussed by futurists and by scientists. Then there are the rest of us grappling to get our heads around the 'reality' that within a decade or so, Artificial Intelligence will cause machines to become 'smarter' than human beings.What does all of this mean for quality of life and future l...
High SNR MEMS microphones complement Amazon AVS dev kit
On 5th October 2017, XMOS launched its VocalFusion 4-Mic Dev Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) for far-field applications. The kit integrates Infineon’s high SNR microphones to ensure highest performance and reliability. XMOS now offers the first Amazon AVS development kit with a linear mic array for far-field applications. The 4-Mic Development Kit features crystal clear voice capturing even in noisy environments. This enables comma...
Will the digital future be a let down?
While we have been promised flying cars, living buildings and holographic displays, we may have to be content with 140 characters, Siri and Alexa for some time to come, suggests futurologist Professor William Webb in his latest book, ‘Our Digital Future’.
Filter housings designed for API manufacturing
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's) are vital building blocks for producing final pharmaceutical products andAmazon Filters is a manufacturer of bespoke filter housings and high-performance filter media used in their manufacture.Manufacturing high quality API’s is critical if the final product is to meet its specification. Amazon Filters has experience in all areas of the API process, from initial filtration of raw chemicals and solve...
The role of resistors in South America
South America’s unique geography means it has a wide diversity of wildlife unique to the continent. The llama, anaconder, anteater, agoiti and chinchilla are just some of the 40% of the world’s plant and animal species native to South America. Here, Stewart Wittering, Marketing Director for South America at resistor manufacturer, Cressall Resistors, explains how the South American geography and climate affects the resistor market.
Growth of home automation market fuelled by connectivity
Unambiguous business models, frequent innovations on IoT, cloud services, Big Data platforms, rise of connected devices, and dependency on technology are some of the drivers propelling double-digit growth in the European home automation market.Products and services associated with home automation and smart and connected homes have changed the consumer’s perception of technological innovation.